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She may still have dementia even though she was "cleared". I am new to hear and just exploring the frustration of my Mom that presents "Showtime" to others but is mean and argumentative to family. They did a screening and they said she was 98 percent fine in memory. We as a family know different. We as a family are starting to really develop boundaries like not being available for lunch when asked every time and keeping phone calls short. She is pleasant to others and very friendly and pleasant on the phone if a "friend" is a around to hear apart of the conversation but she keeps it very short.
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againx100 Mar 2022
The tests they give for memory issues pretty much stink, IMHO. They only test certain types of issues. My mom is getting advanced enough that she can't do so well on them now but I just don't get why they aren't a better tool. Like you knowing she has issues and the screening says, nah - not really. Yes, really.

My mom, like yours, is nice and friendly and engaging with others, but with me?? Yikes. We can barely have a conversation about anything. She can't hear me, can't understand what I'm saying, can't explain herself to me so I can understand what she's trying to say or what she wants. But chats up a storm with the caregivers I have coming in to help her with her PT, etc.
Frustrating.
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Stop answering your phone, for starts. Turn it off. Consider changing your number.

1. Have someone in the family that you both know and that she respects talk to her about her obnoxious behavior.

2. Have someone in the family take her to see a psychiatrist. What kind of doctor said she had no dementia? If not dementia, something is mentally "off".

3. If she mentions suicide, immediately call 911 (or whatever your emergency number is) and have her transported for a mental health evaluation.
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Purplepetal Feb 2022
She has seen a GP he said he thinks it’s just anxiety especially because she started acting extreme over night with me being told I was having a planned c-section and would be out of action for a while. He thinks this has triggered her anxiety.
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